Waking the Witch is a dark and creepy story riddled in Arthurian legend and mythical beings. Listening to the audiobook I felt that the atmosphere was turned up a notch or two and didn’t dare listen to this one late at night.
From the start of the story, when Ivy travels to Wales to find her mother, I felt there were so many questions that I wanted answers to. The banter between Ivy and Tom kept the first part of the book a little more light hearted for me and Tom ended up being one of my favourite characters. It was clear from the start where their budding friendship was heading but I had no problem egging them on.
As Ivy learns more about her past and what danger she has put herself in by travelling to the Island, the darkness of the story really comes alive. What’s even better is knowing that the Island is a real place and the restrictions that are mentioned in the story are true in real life as well. When a story is based on factual places my need to look them up and see if they match what I thought it would look like in my head intensifies. I’m pleased to say Rachel Burge painted the Island beautifully in my imagination and weaving in the story of Arthur and Merlin (with a twist) was brilliantly executed.
I really want there to be a book two! Everything was tied up to a point but you can definitely feel that there’s a second story brewing in there. Fingers crossed it comes quickly! I’m now off to find Rachel Burge’s backlist and add it to my collection!
From the start of the story, when Ivy travels to Wales to find her mother, I felt there were so many questions that I wanted answers to. The banter between Ivy and Tom kept the first part of the book a little more light hearted for me and Tom ended up being one of my favourite characters. It was clear from the start where their budding friendship was heading but I had no problem egging them on.
As Ivy learns more about her past and what danger she has put herself in by travelling to the Island, the darkness of the story really comes alive. What’s even better is knowing that the Island is a real place and the restrictions that are mentioned in the story are true in real life as well. When a story is based on factual places my need to look them up and see if they match what I thought it would look like in my head intensifies. I’m pleased to say Rachel Burge painted the Island beautifully in my imagination and weaving in the story of Arthur and Merlin (with a twist) was brilliantly executed.
I really want there to be a book two! Everything was tied up to a point but you can definitely feel that there’s a second story brewing in there. Fingers crossed it comes quickly! I’m now off to find Rachel Burge’s backlist and add it to my collection!